In the Sikh community, followers often take advantage of apps such as Gurbani Anywhere, which can translate prayers into English. “It is very useful and innovative,” said Kabeer Singh, 18, a college student from West Bloomfield Township.

Sikhs also are aided during services at their worship sites, known as gurdwaras, with SikhiTotheMAX, a software that projects onto screens translations and transliterations of the Guru Granth Sahib sacred text.

For youths and others needing help, “apps and software definitely are playing a huge role in the learning/understanding of scriptures for Sikhs,” said Jasvir Singh, who is active with the Sikh Society of Michigan.